as in waterproof
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightproof
Adjective
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If a storage bag is waterproof, it will be noted in the product description section on the website.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025 -
These are easy to slip on, completely waterproof, and have excellent traction.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The house is made from high-quality materials, including insulated and soundproof interior walls.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Other notable features of the beachside home include the chef-style kitchen with limestone countertops and cherry wood cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, floor-to-ceiling glass doors and the soundproof acoustic fencing around the property (to reduce outside noise).—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Natural corks, while not entirely airtight, typically allow only a minimal amount of oxygen to enter over time.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The neighbor’s sign, while biting, underscored an emerging reality in Arizona’s sizable Latter-day Saints community — that while church members are overwhelmingly Republican, there is some erosion in their traditionally airtight support for Republicans.—
Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Subjected to an almost watertight international arms embargo, Iran was forced to rely mostly on self-sufficiency, religious zeal, and patriotism.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Des Cars wrote that parts of the museum are no longer watertight, posing a risk to the art’s safety.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This isn’t a hermetic kind of meditation, one in which outer havoc is kept at bay.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Once a place where friends and family entered through perpetually open doors, the space becomes hermetic and airless when curtains are drawn to hide the men who have come to disrupt this idyllic refuge.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Lightproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightproof. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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